Six of the seven sea turtle species are endangered because of myriad factors including climate change, poaching, and habitat destruction. Moving turtle eggs from beaches into hatcheries is a common ...
Dedicated beach walkers found a loggerhead nest at the park and safely relocated 113 eggs. RELATED: Rare Kemps ridley turtle nest discovered at Huntington Beach State Park The volunteers belong to ...
Humans are one of the most voracious predators of sea turtles, and a number of turtle species are sought for their meat, fat, oil, eggs, skin or shells. Over many centuries, widespread and ...
Researchers set out to catch baby turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to tag them and learn more about where they go when they scurry to the sea after hatching.
cover the pit and return to the sea, leaving the eggs to hatch after about two months. The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it makes the journey from nest to sea. Multiple ...
she returns to the sea, her job done. But for the millions of eggs that are now incubating under the sand, the journey is just beginning. They may be loners as adults, but olive ridley turtles ...